BlockGrafton, Indiana
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Black Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47620. It stands on Alexander Creek. The Survey maps it on the Solitude quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1903 USGS New Harmony quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1903 USGS Patoka quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1938 USGS New Harmony quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS New Harmony quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Solitude quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Solitude quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Princeton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
35,592 words on this townshipHistory and Directory of Posey County [Indiana] : Containing an Account of the Early Settlement and Organization of the County ... : Also a Complete List of the Tax-payers, Their Post-office Addresses and Places of Residence, Together with a Business Directory of Mt. Vernon and New Harmony ... Also Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens of the County, published 1882; History of Posey County, Indiana : from the Earliest Times to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc. : Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana, published 1886; History of Posey County, Indiana, published 1913 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Black Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Black Township - 35,592 words.
Storms near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grafton in 2 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grafton | $110,000 | A microburst with winds of 70-90 mph produced widespread tree damage and some minor damage to a few homes and outbuildings across Posey County, Indiana, north of Mount Vernon, on the morning of April 2, 2024. The damage was mainly east of Lower New Harmony Road and west of the town of Caborn. The damage was primarily south of Copperline Road and north of Nation Road. The microburst path length was approximately 8 miles and path width was approximately 2 miles. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Grafton | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savah | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Erwin | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Welborn Switch | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Upton | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Solitude | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Farmersville | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Dead Mans Crossing | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Springfield | 5.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 435276. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.